The Arizona champion., 1887-11-19
The weather in and around Flag

and clear sky all of the nne. Stock men rennEt their herds doing inci! in consequence of which the COW mGn are feeling good.
 Attention IS invited to the new ad in this issue of the CHAMPION, of Cor ton and Co.,, who have a large stock of general mercuandlse and are pre- pared to furnish the public with the best of goods at the lowest prices.
 John Foren, las. Gordon, John Marshall, Dr. P. G CprnIsn, J. B. Thomas, Harry Mrlbourn, J. R. K,l patrick, II. c. Lnckett. J. c. Cro,h. CTS. ]. F. Hawks, Jas. Black, and several other FIAgstatfIteS who the CHAMPION reporter d'd not sec returned home this week from Pres colt.
 Philip HJlzman, who for several months hld large contract on the Mineral Belt Railroad, left town this week on his way to h!S home in Las Vegas, N. NJ. Daring his sojourn in Flagstaff, MT. HolzEan made many warm friends who regret hts de parture and wish him success where ever he may be.
 The travel to California from tn, east seems to be increasing. Hardly a day passes but a special train zoe, through our town loaded down with passengers. Yesterday morning a special train passed tSrough drawn by two locomotives to which btggag, car and eleven pullmans were aIta ched.
 Mir Collins purchased ab ,ut 45o head Of fat sheep from thpi. Me Mlll;an. He Is waiting tn: pleas ure of the A. x P. R R. com pany to ship hls sheep to L~ Angc. les. He had also exp.c,ed to shrp about 400 head ot sheep that wete wrecked near B.llnDat receAiV.
 A little 5 year o,d sln of Gas Z,1- ger of Albuquerque, wandered d ay on MJndly niglt last, getting lost. The cltizenS turaci ogt and search. ed all night for the boy. Early next morning he was fouId l short way from town and brought home to his overjoyed parents.
 We learn that Prof. Almond F. Hoyt, President of Albuquerque Col. lege, will spend this evening and Sun. day In our mountain town. A reccp. ton will be given the distinguished scholar at the NJ. E. church to night O. SundIy morning and evening he will entertain the cu!zeus of Flagstaff in the place Of Rev. N. l. Guthrie.
 P. D. Berry has purchased tho property which belonged to his broth. CT at Klngmtn, alsu the San Juan building or Rdllroad ayeuIe, aAd six tots on Gold avenue. MT. Berry will hereafter conduct the business at the old and popular San JIAl, where he will always be pie iSed to see all h.: old friends and as many new ones a' will be pleased to call.
 We extend our sympathy t1 Col Lamon,e In his loss by fire of his pa per, the GaiAaP Ga2che, and hope h, wlil soon be on hiS feet again with a new paper IS bright and new5ey a was the old one. Inc CHAMPION ha: just passed through S9oo loss by lnt hands of a confidence man, which consequently makes our feeling oI sympathy strong and heart felt.
 Louis L. Burns, received his ap polntment this week as Junior Vice Commander of the Department O Arizona. C.. A. R and D, F. fl Tt has been appointed member of th' ConCll of Administration. We con graduate the comrades on their pro motion, for they are certainly de serving of the same, if hard TJr& 10 the order counts for anything.
 Great excitement IS at present pre- vaillng in Prescott. over the dscoy cry of gold mipe on the H tSsay anpa, about ten miles south ui Pre- , colt. It is claimed that t.. owner have taken out over SIoO, 900 in h past week. A citizens meeting hl been held, and committee appoin te, to visit the mine and report at a sub quent meeting. We trust that this won derful gold mine may prove a veri table bonanza to it's owners. J. W. Thomas, q gentleman fror Aries sunny shore was brought be fore Justice Tinker this week fo the theft of a colts pistol. hs pleat guilty to the charge and was fnet Sao and cost, or 57 days in the coun | ty jail. Not having the neceSsar lucre about his clothes he accepted the latter proposition and is now un der the care of Sheriff Mulvenon where he will have no need oi Colt pistols.
 Observing the notice of the Pos office robbery, by Robert Coplin il New Mexico puts us n mind that party offered and sold some postag stamps in our town a few days ago They were detached and in an en velope. No doubt the sale was d right and honorable, but perhaps nigh: be the gentleman who the spe cisl officer IS looking after.
 w. A. Rang, who has for a lon time been conductor on the A. & I K, K and who was arrested som time ago on charge of assault wit